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we won't be able to achieve a significant balanced approach to the deficit. it does have some revenue in it, even though it's not from tax increases. so what does this opening offer say about where we are in these negotiations? >> well, it seems very difficult to imagine that we're going to be getting to a deal that will handle everything that needs to be addressed before the end of the year. i think the first main thing that needs to be addressed is the question of the tax cuts expiring. and for the obama administration, the question is, is it in their interest to trade tax cuts for the wealthy? increase for the wealthy for raising the age for eligibility for medicare, for example. i'm not sure that that's a trade that they are eager to make immediately. >> let me show you the side by side comparison. the president wants $1.6 trillion in revenue and republicans want to cap the same deductions for the rich but republicans want to change the age to 67 and change the way they calculate social security payments. i wonder, though, when we look at these numbers, a
we won't be able to achieve a significant balanced approach to the deficit. it does have some revenue in it, even though it's not from tax increases. so what does this opening offer say about where we are in these negotiations? >> well, it seems very difficult to imagine that we're going to be getting to a deal that will handle everything that needs to be addressed before the end of the year. i think the first main thing that needs to be addressed is the question of the tax cuts expiring....
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it is a trojan horse disguised as deficit reduction plans. it is really an attempt to impose a radical vision on our country. it is thinly veiled social darwinism. >> i'm joined by florida congresswoman and dnc chairwoman debbie wasserman schultz. good morning. >> good to be with you. i was talking with ed rendell and other folks about this this morning. the republicans have been beating up on mitt romney for a while now. why not let it go on? do you think the timing is right? the president shifting into campaign mode and clearly focusing on mitt romney? >> mitt romney, throughout his primary campaign, has relentlessly focused on president obama, has hit him daily, sometimes even hourly, and president obama rightly is making sure that the american people understand that there is a dramatic difference in the two visions they have to choose from in this country come november. and na is a vision that he has played out and moving us toward to make sure that everyone in america has a fair shot that everybody gets a fair shake and everybody play bu
it is a trojan horse disguised as deficit reduction plans. it is really an attempt to impose a radical vision on our country. it is thinly veiled social darwinism. >> i'm joined by florida congresswoman and dnc chairwoman debbie wasserman schultz. good morning. >> good to be with you. i was talking with ed rendell and other folks about this this morning. the republicans have been beating up on mitt romney for a while now. why not let it go on? do you think the timing is right? the...
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it will help us close our deficit. if republicans in congress were truly concerned with deficits and debt, then i'm assuming that they wouldn't have proposed to spend an additional 1$1.3 trillion on tax cuts. they want to go in the opposite direction. they want to double down on some of the inequities that already exist in the tax code. if we're going to keep giving someone like me and people in this room, tax breaks that we don't need or afford, one or two things happen. either you got to borrow more money to pay down a deeper deficit or you've got to demand deeper sacrifices from the middle class and you've got to cut investments that help us grow as an economy. you got to tell seniors to pay more for their medicare. you'll have to tell that working family that scrape and buy they'll have to do more because the wealthiest of americans are doing less. and that's not right. the middle class has seen enough of its security erode over the past few decades that we shouldn't let that happen. we're not going to stop buildin
it will help us close our deficit. if republicans in congress were truly concerned with deficits and debt, then i'm assuming that they wouldn't have proposed to spend an additional 1$1.3 trillion on tax cuts. they want to go in the opposite direction. they want to double down on some of the inequities that already exist in the tax code. if we're going to keep giving someone like me and people in this room, tax breaks that we don't need or afford, one or two things happen. either you got to...
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we got to invest in our future and reduce our deficit. and to do both, we've got to make some choices. let me give you some examples. right now, we're scheduled to spend nearly 1 trillion more dollars on what was intended to be a temporary tax cut for the wealthiest 2% of americans. that's not fair. a quarter of all millionaires pay lower tax rates than millions of middle class households. not fair. warren buffett pays the low er tax rate than his secretary. i know because she was at the state of the union. she told me. is that fair? does it make sense to you? do we want to keep these tax cuts for folks like me who don't need them or do we want to invest in the things that will help us in the long term like student loans and grants and a strong military and basic research? those are the choices we've got to make. we can't do everything. we can't reduce our deficit and make the investments we need. at the same time and keep tax breaks for folks who don't need them and weren't asking for them. well some were asking for them. i wasn't asking
we got to invest in our future and reduce our deficit. and to do both, we've got to make some choices. let me give you some examples. right now, we're scheduled to spend nearly 1 trillion more dollars on what was intended to be a temporary tax cut for the wealthiest 2% of americans. that's not fair. a quarter of all millionaires pay lower tax rates than millions of middle class households. not fair. warren buffett pays the low er tax rate than his secretary. i know because she was at the state...
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the reason the cuts are being triggered is we surrender found at least $1.2 trillion in deficit savings over ten years which is required by the budget control act. that doesn't just have to be spending cuts. we can raise revenue and there a variety of options there. it's my position and the position of many that revenue has to be part of the equation and the house plan is just savings. we want a balanced approach. >> we're look at everything because so many, not just the president is up for reelection. does that make it more or less likely? >> it makes it more difficult. these solutions are not easy. they don't want to raise taxes in the short-term. if you are talking about raising revenue or spending, neither is popular. yes, that makes it more difficult. i want to emphasize even after the election it will be difficult. these are hard choices. our economy is sluggish, but we have a $1.3 trillion deficit that we have to at least begin to get under control in the future. that's a tough combination of choices. we need leadership and politicians to step up and move us forward. >> adam smit
the reason the cuts are being triggered is we surrender found at least $1.2 trillion in deficit savings over ten years which is required by the budget control act. that doesn't just have to be spending cuts. we can raise revenue and there a variety of options there. it's my position and the position of many that revenue has to be part of the equation and the house plan is just savings. we want a balanced approach. >> we're look at everything because so many, not just the president is up...
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we have an economic deficit in this country and we have a trust deficit. >> can you say that? the ad is being paid for by a mix of campaign donation and by huntsman's wife, mary kay. and what do rick santorum and ron paul have in common? apparently at least one supporter. >> i love my nephew. i have 35 niece and nephews. so one out of 35 niece and nephews is pretty good as far as i'm concerned. he's ron paul supporter, god bless him. i mean, it's a phase. i underer stand it. >> pretty good answer to that, actually. mitt romney and president obama are trading attacks almost as if the race is set. first, the president's campaign team is playing offense, calling mitt romney's eight-vote iowa win proof that he is "a weak front-runner." and now, mitt romney has a new ad running in south carolina. >> you're seeing a president adopt policies which affect our economy based not upon what's right for the american worker but instead what's right for their politics. >> richard wolffe is an msnbc political analyst, joanne reid, managing editor of thegrio.com. good morning to both of you. >
we have an economic deficit in this country and we have a trust deficit. >> can you say that? the ad is being paid for by a mix of campaign donation and by huntsman's wife, mary kay. and what do rick santorum and ron paul have in common? apparently at least one supporter. >> i love my nephew. i have 35 niece and nephews. so one out of 35 niece and nephews is pretty good as far as i'm concerned. he's ron paul supporter, god bless him. i mean, it's a phase. i underer stand it....
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on the other hand, if the focus is on deficit cutting, i don't think that's going to do it. that doesn't solve the problem. there has to be some spending here. >> let me ask you about your home state and the election. we know ohio is a key presidential battleground and right now, president obama and mitt romney are in a statistical dead heat, but 51% of ohio voter rs say he doesn't deserve another term in office. can barack obama win ohio? >> yes, it's going to depend on getting people back to work. i think there's still time to do it, but of course he can win ohio and the question is, whether he can get people out to vote again who were enthusiastic in 2008 to see him elect ed president. i think they will if they know the economy's coming back and cleveland in northeast ohio, where you see in northern ohio where you see the big democratic vote, people will come out if they start to see the economy come back. >> what's the unemployment rate there? >> it's about, between 8 and 9%. >> so along the national average? >> it's close to the national average, but again, the infrastr
on the other hand, if the focus is on deficit cutting, i don't think that's going to do it. that doesn't solve the problem. there has to be some spending here. >> let me ask you about your home state and the election. we know ohio is a key presidential battleground and right now, president obama and mitt romney are in a statistical dead heat, but 51% of ohio voter rs say he doesn't deserve another term in office. can barack obama win ohio? >> yes, it's going to depend on getting...
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i inherited a trillion-dollar deficit. it's like somebody goes to a restaurant, orders a big steak dinner, martini, all that stuff, and then just as you're sitting down they leave. and accuse you of running up the tab. >> mitt romney is fighting back and doing so with his own line of attack, along with his surrogates, carrying a new slogan. >> i'm disappointed in a president who tries to attack success and divide the american people. >> nobody wants to hear him whining and complaining about what somebody did or didn't do four or five years ago. he's the president. we're not going to reelect him because he got a participation ribbon. you actually have to do something. he's the participation ribbon president. >> let's bring in today's political power panel, b.e.t. columnist keith boykin, susan delpursi and "washington post" political columnist dana milbank. dana, i want to start with you and launch off what governor pawlenty had to say about the participation ribbon president there. is that really the line, the message that
i inherited a trillion-dollar deficit. it's like somebody goes to a restaurant, orders a big steak dinner, martini, all that stuff, and then just as you're sitting down they leave. and accuse you of running up the tab. >> mitt romney is fighting back and doing so with his own line of attack, along with his surrogates, carrying a new slogan. >> i'm disappointed in a president who tries to attack success and divide the american people. >> nobody wants to hear him whining and...
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. >> it's still driving our deficit. >> it is not driving our deficit. it's the cost of medical care generally. >> no -- >> secondly, where this kind of system was tried, where governor romney is now running away from it tried this and put in a very similar system in massachusetts. costs have gone down -- >> costs have not gone down. >> they've gone down 40%, gone up by 14%. >> costs have gone up in massachusetts and that's been the problem with the program. >> costs have gone down by 40%. >> if you keep in mind what cbo said about the medicare program. clearly the payroll tax is not covering the explosion in the cost of the program. this is a major driver of our federal deficits. there are things we can do that will fix the program, preserve medicare and protect it. >> the cbo has said -- the congressional budget office who is non partisan said that the cost of this program, the affordable care act, obama care will reduce the deficit over time and will -- and the entire cost will be about $50 billion over 2012 to 2022 time period, less than was forecast
. >> it's still driving our deficit. >> it is not driving our deficit. it's the cost of medical care generally. >> no -- >> secondly, where this kind of system was tried, where governor romney is now running away from it tried this and put in a very similar system in massachusetts. costs have gone down -- >> costs have not gone down. >> they've gone down 40%, gone up by 14%. >> costs have gone up in massachusetts and that's been the problem with the...
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chris, it's been a big snow deficit here in chicago. not even 2 inches for the season. we're easily going to triple that, we think, with the snow that's just now beginning to fall here in chicago. behind me is lake shore drive. very passable this morning. but that may not be the ideal scenario to drive home this evening as very high winds, significant snow is expected here. we are looking for snow in chicago, milwaukee, all the way up into green bay and grand rapids, kalamazoo, our first real big test of the season. and the crews in chicago, the snowplows have been out, they've been doing patrols. ready to drop those plows at a moment's notice and keep this city clean. you might remember last year, chris, during the groundhog day blizzard, lake shore drive, completely impassable. people being rescued in snowmobiles. considering we haven't had much snow this season, this is the first real test for the city. >> weather channel's mike bettes. thank you so much. and good luck out there. >>> here's a look at other stories people are talking about right now. ford is recalling
chris, it's been a big snow deficit here in chicago. not even 2 inches for the season. we're easily going to triple that, we think, with the snow that's just now beginning to fall here in chicago. behind me is lake shore drive. very passable this morning. but that may not be the ideal scenario to drive home this evening as very high winds, significant snow is expected here. we are looking for snow in chicago, milwaukee, all the way up into green bay and grand rapids, kalamazoo, our first real...
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it sounds great to reduce the deficit. we talk about how the government has to start to live within its means. but how do you do that without -- >> one of his talking points is this idea that we need to broaden the base, we need to get rid of all these loopholes, get rid of the tax fraud and abuse. but exactly how that works is -- it's always kind of a mystery meat. all the loopholes that congress would have to get rid of in order to broaden the base, in order to say that rich people are actually going to pay what the statute says they pay, they've they'd have to get rid of a lot of very popular things, including the mortgage interest deduction. it includes things like not having to pay taxes on your health care benefits. all these things that in the abstract it sounds like, oh, it's great if we fill in all of these holes. but every single one of those measures has some kind of very powerful constituency behind it. and a lot of voters love them, too. >> there aren't enough hours in the day to fight all those battles, for s
it sounds great to reduce the deficit. we talk about how the government has to start to live within its means. but how do you do that without -- >> one of his talking points is this idea that we need to broaden the base, we need to get rid of all these loopholes, get rid of the tax fraud and abuse. but exactly how that works is -- it's always kind of a mystery meat. all the loopholes that congress would have to get rid of in order to broaden the base, in order to say that rich people are...
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i inherited a trillion-dollar deficit. it's like somebody goes to a restaurant, orders a big steak dinner, martini, all that stuff, and then just as you're sitting down they leave.
i inherited a trillion-dollar deficit. it's like somebody goes to a restaurant, orders a big steak dinner, martini, all that stuff, and then just as you're sitting down they leave.
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we all understand that we have to reverse the deficit. these are tough times. we've had to trim our own budgets, we've had to make tough calls. i've cut a fourth of the l.a. work force, general fund work force. i've had our employees go from 6% to 11% in what they pay for their pensions. we've had to make tough calls. they have to make tough calls too, but they have to make investments as well, that's what this is about. >> antonio villaraigosa, happy birthday, mr. mayor. you got a fun night planned or are you going to be home watching the debate. >> i'm going to spend time with one of my daughters, but thank you very much. and as i said to someone earlier today, i'm 59 and can't wait for 60, love my job and i love life. >> good for you, again, enjoy your time with your daughter tonight, happy birthday and thanks for coming on. >> thank you. >>> of course, jobs, and the mayor was just talking about, they've been such a key issue in this election and a new survey find 2 out of 3 executives do not expect any boost in hiring over the next six months. john harwood
we all understand that we have to reverse the deficit. these are tough times. we've had to trim our own budgets, we've had to make tough calls. i've cut a fourth of the l.a. work force, general fund work force. i've had our employees go from 6% to 11% in what they pay for their pensions. we've had to make tough calls. they have to make tough calls too, but they have to make investments as well, that's what this is about. >> antonio villaraigosa, happy birthday, mr. mayor. you got a fun...
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for men, it's deficit and national debt, health care. for women, as you see over there, the bottom for both groups, government policies on birth control. >> thank you. those numbers are very instructive, richard. clarence, nay doubt when we see this gender gap favoring the president, that it's about the republicans and the contraceptive issue? >> it certainly appears to be. this is the period where we have stopped seeing gop debates pop up on tv every night. we've stopped seeing candidates relentlessly beating up on obama and him not able to respond directly. i think we're seeing something of a trend here which i expect will continue to the conventions. but i hesitate to make long-term projections at this point. >> well, at least for now, obviously the obama campaign knows what's going on here and they released this video that praises planned parenthood. let me show you a clip. >> so when some professional politicians casually say that they'll get rid of planned parenthood, don't forget what they're really talking about -- eliminating th
for men, it's deficit and national debt, health care. for women, as you see over there, the bottom for both groups, government policies on birth control. >> thank you. those numbers are very instructive, richard. clarence, nay doubt when we see this gender gap favoring the president, that it's about the republicans and the contraceptive issue? >> it certainly appears to be. this is the period where we have stopped seeing gop debates pop up on tv every night. we've stopped seeing...
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yes, it adds $100 billion to the deficit. heck, the president just threw another trillion on to the national debt over ten years yesterday, so what's another $100 billion? >> we'll talk about the president's budget since you bring it up, a nearly $4 trillion plan that is slammed by republican presidential candidates. let me play a couple clips. >> the president came out with a new budget today. and -- yeah, you have reason for that response. >> another trillion-dollar budget deficit, another tax-the-rich scheme. more tax, more government. >> the time to stop it is right now. >> nobody is saying the budget is going to go anywhere, but it does set up a pretty clear contrast between the democrats and the republicans. do any of these candidates have a serious counter offer or is everybody just kind of waiting for what paul ryan comes up with? >> well, this is an election year. who needs a budget? everybody needs their campaign documents. even before the president came out with his budget yesterday, harry reid said in the senate t
yes, it adds $100 billion to the deficit. heck, the president just threw another trillion on to the national debt over ten years yesterday, so what's another $100 billion? >> we'll talk about the president's budget since you bring it up, a nearly $4 trillion plan that is slammed by republican presidential candidates. let me play a couple clips. >> the president came out with a new budget today. and -- yeah, you have reason for that response. >> another trillion-dollar budget...
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i love the fact that women are talking about deficit spending and the economy. i love that. >> do you think president and mrs. obama are biassed against mothers who work at home? >> i don't. i think there is a comment made, an unfortunate comment. i believe a lot of women are responding to that because it was an unfortunate comment. >> what do you think here? do you think this will help to motivate moms to vote for romney? >> as a mom myself of three young kids i know that whether you're a working mom out of the home or a working mom in the home raising your family that we need a president like president obama who is focused on making sure that it's not just the wealthiest americans that have access to tax breaks, access to affordable birth control and affordable health care like mammograms, that we have an economy that is built to last and a president who focuses on education. mitt romney who has a pension for secrecy had reporters on the sidewalk outside a fundraising event the other day where he revealed he intends to shrink the size of the department of educ
i love the fact that women are talking about deficit spending and the economy. i love that. >> do you think president and mrs. obama are biassed against mothers who work at home? >> i don't. i think there is a comment made, an unfortunate comment. i believe a lot of women are responding to that because it was an unfortunate comment. >> what do you think here? do you think this will help to motivate moms to vote for romney? >> as a mom myself of three young kids i know...
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under romney's leadership, the salt lake games turned a projected deficit into a $100 million profit. what's clear, romney's role in the salt lake olympics put him on the world stage, served as a springboard for his political career. now, romney is clearly not backing away from his olympics role, as you mention, kris, he was in salt lake city this weekend for a grand civics celebration of 10th anniversary of the olympics, and also there was a film crew from his super pac, restore our future, cutting tv ads about his olympics role. fair to say the debate over his handling of the olympics is far from over. >> fascinating. thank you so much, michael. let's talk a little about this. rick santorum has an interesting talking point about this. he says look, we were both against the auto bailout, but then mitt romney was for the bank bailout, and now he is clearly saying he was for what was essentially a bailout of the olympics from a purely strategic stand point, is that a good message from rick santorum? a winning message against romney? >> actually, what it does, it hurts the entire republ
under romney's leadership, the salt lake games turned a projected deficit into a $100 million profit. what's clear, romney's role in the salt lake olympics put him on the world stage, served as a springboard for his political career. now, romney is clearly not backing away from his olympics role, as you mention, kris, he was in salt lake city this weekend for a grand civics celebration of 10th anniversary of the olympics, and also there was a film crew from his super pac, restore our future,...
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deficit reduction is not good at all times. sometimes it's the wrong thing to do. and we're at one of those moments right now. the right thing to do as almost any economist would tell you, you put in place a plan that begins in a couple of years when the economy is stronger. you pass somewhere along the lines simpson/bowles beginning in 2014, until then you protect the recovery. it's been clear this is a compromise we should have. more stimulus growth now, infrastructure spending would be a very, very smart way to go because it would help us get a better economy in the future. and you lock in deficit reduction for the ten years after that. >> bad, bad, you're not ledding congress off the hook here. they've got to do something. the gop split on many of these issues you brought up. do they lose either way here? >> the gop will -- it depends, in a very, very crude way if the economy does poorly, they're probably going to benefit from that because voters will blame president obama. so in a way, they don't. but as we saw with the payroll tax cut, if it's so clear that t
deficit reduction is not good at all times. sometimes it's the wrong thing to do. and we're at one of those moments right now. the right thing to do as almost any economist would tell you, you put in place a plan that begins in a couple of years when the economy is stronger. you pass somewhere along the lines simpson/bowles beginning in 2014, until then you protect the recovery. it's been clear this is a compromise we should have. more stimulus growth now, infrastructure spending would be a...
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first it will raise tens of billions of dollars toward the deficit. but the other thing it will do is assure americans that they're getting a fair deal, that the tax code isn't rigged against them in favor of special interests and people who have the power to influence washington and drive down their own tax rate to lower what ordinary middle americans pay. think it's important when we engage in the tax reform debate that we start with the proposition that the tax system should be fair and americans should be treated as well or better than the wealthy. in theory, they're supposed to pay more, not less. >> there's also the idea that's been floated out there when you look at dividends and capital gains and how they are taxed, why don't you just have them all taxed the same way, the same ra rate. >> i think we may end up getting there. that's the way it's been in the past. i think it makes a lot of o sense. this, in effect, does that for the high income people who are taking advantage of that tax rate because that's the biggest loophole that allows peopl
first it will raise tens of billions of dollars toward the deficit. but the other thing it will do is assure americans that they're getting a fair deal, that the tax code isn't rigged against them in favor of special interests and people who have the power to influence washington and drive down their own tax rate to lower what ordinary middle americans pay. think it's important when we engage in the tax reform debate that we start with the proposition that the tax system should be fair and...
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if he can get congress and republicans to work with him on a smart deficit reduction plan, if the president himself would offer legislation to actually provide those benefits to businesses that create jobs here in america and force an up or down vote in the senate and if the president reduces regulatory burden on telecom companies and i would even argue even in the health care space, i think we could see even more growth and provide an even more compelling there. i don't like the 1% versus 99% argument as it manifests itself somewhat. >> in and of itself and what you're saying and a lot of people said finally the president really laid out, for example, in h state of the union what happened with the auto industry. those are the kinds of statements he needs to be making. >> over and over again. >> if you look at the swing states he's going to, for example, today, check out their unemployment rates. we mentioned nevada. it's the highest in the country. but, you know, you can see there arizona and colorado. iowa low unemployment. michigan, still struggling. >> michigan's come down though over t
if he can get congress and republicans to work with him on a smart deficit reduction plan, if the president himself would offer legislation to actually provide those benefits to businesses that create jobs here in america and force an up or down vote in the senate and if the president reduces regulatory burden on telecom companies and i would even argue even in the health care space, i think we could see even more growth and provide an even more compelling there. i don't like the 1% versus 99%...
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i don't see a deal if people on that side, the quefb ty side, say no way, then we're just facing deficits forever. >> do you see anything before the election? for example, january 1st is a deadline to reverse those harsh cuts automatically triggered? is all of this going to be something that gets done after election day? >> well, i think people on both sides think this is really going to be the business of a lame duck session of congress. one thing that will affect the final deal is who wins in november, both the presidency and some of these key congressional races and control of the house and senate. so, i don't think anything happens before the election but ive i think all this groundwork needs to be laid. and members of the congress are getting together and it's discouraging they have to do it in secret because both sides won't accept the idea, especially mable republicans won't accept the idea there are compromises that have to be made. >> because everything is looked at in the lens of the election. yes, e.j.? >> i very much agree with susan's point on the election. a lot is going to
i don't see a deal if people on that side, the quefb ty side, say no way, then we're just facing deficits forever. >> do you see anything before the election? for example, january 1st is a deadline to reverse those harsh cuts automatically triggered? is all of this going to be something that gets done after election day? >> well, i think people on both sides think this is really going to be the business of a lame duck session of congress. one thing that will affect the final deal is...
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we have to solve our deficit crisis and we have to do it in the right way. everyone should pay their fair share. >> senator barbara boxer, pleasure to have you on the program. >> thank you. >> chris, what will happen here? will tax cuts expire for people making $250,000 a year? what's going on here? >> well, you know, it's funny. i think people are so focused on the presidential election and understandably so. to me, and having worked on the hill a little time ago. the issue is the lame duck. the context of them raising the debt ceiling. given how dysfunctional the place is and given the recalsitrance, i think we will hit a cliff and we're going to fly right over it. >> the democrats are talking about the fiscal cliff. john, jim demint, the tea party senator said to "politico," republicans need to make clear we don't want anything to do with the government shutdown. we need to control the levels although i think they are too high. what does this mean for the republicans? >> i think the republicans want to show they are reasonable people. what they aren't goi
we have to solve our deficit crisis and we have to do it in the right way. everyone should pay their fair share. >> senator barbara boxer, pleasure to have you on the program. >> thank you. >> chris, what will happen here? will tax cuts expire for people making $250,000 a year? what's going on here? >> well, you know, it's funny. i think people are so focused on the presidential election and understandably so. to me, and having worked on the hill a little time ago. the...
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even when he wanted to put a deficit commission, they turned fail on that. so i'm sure they'll find a way to quibble with the president over there, but the tax fight in december was instructive. the president got the high ground politically very quickly, forceded senate republicans and the "wall street journal" conservative editorial page on its side to attack the republicans. if they're going to be obstructionists i think the president is going to be in a very good position to go after them, particularly because what john just said. this year, unlike last year, the republicans aren't holding hostages. they can't hold the debt ceiling hostage and threaten dwight, things that sort of tie the president's hands last year, he didn't want a government shutdown or default. that could actually have a imbalanced impossible on the global let alone the domestic economy, so he's freer to go after the republicans on these political issues, and in december he showed he was able to outsmart them, at least in that round. >> david corn, jonathan allen, great conversation. t
even when he wanted to put a deficit commission, they turned fail on that. so i'm sure they'll find a way to quibble with the president over there, but the tax fight in december was instructive. the president got the high ground politically very quickly, forceded senate republicans and the "wall street journal" conservative editorial page on its side to attack the republicans. if they're going to be obstructionists i think the president is going to be in a very good position to go...
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. >> the president's claiming that this is a $4 trillion deficit reduction package. he's increasing spending by $1.5 trillion and increasing taxes by $1.9 trillion for a measly $400 billion of deficit reduction over a ten-year period. >> critics call the budget unpassable. admitting the president wins even if he loses. >> thank you so much, richard. let's talk about a couple of those things that richard just touched on, karen. the conventional wisdom was mitt romney was going to be the toughest opponent for barack obama and the white house geared up to run against mitt romney. but if you're looking at things like the middle class and thinking about things like manufacturing, there is an argument to be made that a rick santorum appeals to those groups more than a mitt romney. >> here's the problem. rick santorum is focusing on things like birth control and abortion while the president is focusing on -- >> not in michigan. he's backed off on that stuff there. >> because he had to. in a general election, when you look at who's behind -- i'm struck by that. who's bend th
. >> the president's claiming that this is a $4 trillion deficit reduction package. he's increasing spending by $1.5 trillion and increasing taxes by $1.9 trillion for a measly $400 billion of deficit reduction over a ten-year period. >> critics call the budget unpassable. admitting the president wins even if he loses. >> thank you so much, richard. let's talk about a couple of those things that richard just touched on, karen. the conventional wisdom was mitt romney was going...
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they are working behind closed doors on a plan to cut the deficit and raise revenues. an update on the tornadoes and snowstorms that ravaged the midwest and why ohio is the biggest prize of all on super tuesday. that's next. [ male announcer ] is zero worth nothing? ♪ imagine zero pollutants in our environment. or zero dependency on foreign oil. ♪ this is why we at nissan built a car inspired by zero. because zero is worth everything. the zero gas, 100% electric nissan leaf. innovation for...
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heat, in the 2.0 article you wrote tim dickinson for "rolling stone" you asked about the enthusiasm deficit. he acknowledged it but saw it as an opportunity. in what way? >> there's key demographic changes. chuck todd was talking about the latino vote growing enormously, 8 million young voters who aged into the electorate. right now obama is doing very well among both those groups. romney's stance on immigration as far to the right as anybody in the last generation in terms of a presidential candidate. obama, young voters had been aloof from him. he seems to be making in the latest pew poll great strides. i think when you're slow jamming the news with jimmy fallon the other night. the president is cool in the way romney is incredibly square. that'soing to be a cool gap the president is going to be able to exploit. >> gentlemen, if you will stay around i want to bring in steny hoyer, house minority whip from maryland. >> hi, chris, good to be with you. >> the fox news poll neck and neck, 46 to 46. are you worried about that? >> i'm not worried. the polls go back and forth. the president has
heat, in the 2.0 article you wrote tim dickinson for "rolling stone" you asked about the enthusiasm deficit. he acknowledged it but saw it as an opportunity. in what way? >> there's key demographic changes. chuck todd was talking about the latino vote growing enormously, 8 million young voters who aged into the electorate. right now obama is doing very well among both those groups. romney's stance on immigration as far to the right as anybody in the last generation in terms of a...
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this is an administration that has 1 trillion plus deficits for each four years. >> one part of that that republicans have talked about, that 2%, and whether you're going to protect tax break force them. steve latourette said some people who call me, they're more worried about the fiscal cliff than about rates going up a couple of points. thomas rooney in your party, if there is truly entitlement reforms that's going to preserve social security and medicare for generations to come, it's going to be very difficult for me to oppose higher rates for the rich. what about that? >> and to mr. rooney's point, if in fact there were fundamental, significant reform of medicare, medicaid and social security so that we in fact save and strengthen and secure those programs, just like we did in our budget,those were included in the president's proposal, then that's something that we would talk about and very seriously consider because there's where we got to get. we got to get real solutions. the problem with the president's proposal is it's not a real solution, it's all politics. >> congressman t
this is an administration that has 1 trillion plus deficits for each four years. >> one part of that that republicans have talked about, that 2%, and whether you're going to protect tax break force them. steve latourette said some people who call me, they're more worried about the fiscal cliff than about rates going up a couple of points. thomas rooney in your party, if there is truly entitlement reforms that's going to preserve social security and medicare for generations to come, it's...
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women are talking about deficit spending. thank you, women. we need you. we all need you in november, too. we have to remember why we're upset and what we've got to do to fix things. >>> and tomorrow is a big day for congressman paul ryan and house republicans. he will unveil his new budget proposal complete with this web video. >> this coming debt crisis is the most predictable crisis we've ever had in this country. and look what's happened. >> and senator scott brown takes a funny line from conan o'brien that he used back in february as he takes a shot at rick santorum. >> i see that both newt gingrich and rick santorum now have secret service with them on the campaign trail. and in santorum's case, i think it's the first time he's ever used protection, so -- yeah. yeah. [ applause ] just saying. >> okay 0. well, the president takes his energy message to strategic states but mitt romney continues to hit hard on high gas prices. >>> by the way, how would you spend $98 billion? we'll tell you what apple is doing next. we have customers all over the united
women are talking about deficit spending. thank you, women. we need you. we all need you in november, too. we have to remember why we're upset and what we've got to do to fix things. >>> and tomorrow is a big day for congressman paul ryan and house republicans. he will unveil his new budget proposal complete with this web video. >> this coming debt crisis is the most predictable crisis we've ever had in this country. and look what's happened. >> and senator scott brown...